Review: PhpGedView (Eastman’s)
September 13, 2005
Dick Eastman, from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, has published a review of PhpGedView.
PhpGedView is a genealogy program that allows you to view and edit genealogy data that is stored on your personal web site. While the program runs on a web server that might be many miles from where you are sitting, PhpGedView allows you to edit the data and run reports almost as if you were sitting in front of the hosting computer. You open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc.), connect to the web server, and edit your genealogy data as you wish. You can import data from GEDCOM files, manually add or edit data, or even add multimedia files, such as photos and document images. You can also run reports.
One of the most comprehensive PhpGedView reviews around, including online hosting companies that support PhpGedView, as well as mentioning the privacy issues that will inevitably come up when publishing genealogy data online.
GDBI v12.3 Patch
August 13, 2005
A patch for GDBI (GEDCOM Database Interface), v12.3, has been released. GDBI is an open-source, cross-platform program written in Java. It can be downloaded at SourceForge.net). This is probably the last patch/release for the 12.x line.
GDBI is a genealogy program integrator. It includes an editor and the lifelines report language. It interfaces to 3 GEDCOM databases: phpGedView, GenJ (GenealogyJ), and jLifelines. At the core is a common Java API to simplify adding more databases and editors.
* For PhpGedView users…
GDBI is a family tree editor that runs on your local PC. It is more convenient and powerful than the web interface.* For Java developers…
GDBI is an API for using GEDCOM, so you can write editors and reports that work with several databases.
What’s New
* Added an import feature for appending one gedcom onto another, but with no merging of common records. In BKEdit select File > GEDCOM > Import
PhpGedView 3.3.5
July 28, 2005
PhpGedView v3.3.5 is now out. PhpGedView parses GEDCOM 5.5 genealogy files and displays them on the internet in formats and charts that you are familiar with. It also allows relatives to edit their genealogy online and collaborate together on their research.
Requires: php, SQL-based database (such as MySQL
PhpGedView v3.3.5 is a maintenance release which includes fixes for several bugs since v3.3.4.
